Business Insider
How a Bionic Workplace Can Build a Resilient Hybrid Model
“When we come back into the world of mixing virtual and physical interaction again, companies really need to think about how they make it the best of both of those experiences,” BCG's Rich Hutchinson tells Business Insider. He and other BCGers argue that a “superhuman enterprise” can be created by combining technology with human adaptability. They outline seven steps for businesses to realize this type of workplace.
Fortune
At These Companies, AI is Already Driving Revenue Growth
In their guest column for Fortune, BCG’s François Candelon and Georgie Stokol write that “as the post-pandemic recovery takes shape, companies will have to tap into the myriad ways in which AI can boost revenues if they are to get ahead of rivals.” According to a recent survey from BCG and MIT of over 2,500 executives, only 10% of companies are generating significant increases in revenue by using AI. Candelon and Stokol outline three guidelines for realizing AI’s full potential: experimenting to refine the algorithm’s performance, creating new revenue streams using AI’s capabilities, and pushing boundaries to optimize revenues.
The Edge Singapore
Beyond Covid-19: The future of talent and business hubs in the digital era
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated to us that it’s possible to work remotely from anywhere in the world. With this as a backdrop, do hubs still matter?
elEconomista
Antonio Varas (BCG): "Las criptomonedas son solo la punta del iceberg en la escasez mundial de chips"
Antonio Varas, Managing Director and Senior Partner de Boston Consulting Group reflexiona para el elEconomista sobre la compleja crisis que atañe actualmente al sector de semiconductores y su mayor enclave de producción; Antonio Varas analiza factores como la evolución de precios del sector, las mayores amenazas de la Industria o la escasez de talento para hacer frente a la demanda.
Les Echos
Nicolas de Bellefonds et Sylvain Duranton : Humaine ou artificielle, combinons les intelligences !
Opposer dans l'entreprise l'intelligence artificielle à l'intelligence humaine est une erreur, écrivent Nicolas de Bellefonds et Sylvain Duranton de BCG Gamma. Il faut au contraire les articuler pour obtenir le meilleur résultat possible.
Forbes
What COVID Taught Us About Wellness and Why Employers Should Do Even More
In her column for Forbes, BCG’s Deborah Lovich continues her mission to convince organizations to use the COVID-19 crisis to change the way we work. Citing BCG survey data, she argues that companies need to act urgently—particularly in response to the great number of women leaving the labor force due to struggles with working from home—by focusing on employee well-being and the necessity of childcare assistance. Lovich says, “it’s time for [companies] to recognize that they should have been doing this all along and look for ways to step it up even further.”
Fortune
How the US Can Quickly Prevent Half a Million COVID Deaths Around the World
In their piece for Fortune, BCG’s Rich Lesser and Marin Gjaja propose a plan for US leaders and vaccine manufacturers to redistribute excess vaccine supply, potentially saving half a million lives around the world. They urge the global COVAX initiative to use its legal and operational frameworks to act now and donate excess vaccine doses to countries in need. Lesser and Gjaja emphasize that the current challenge is to ensure COVID-19 vaccines “also become one of our greatest humanitarian and public health achievements.”
Les Echos
Devenir autosuffisant dans les semi-conducteurs ? Un mirage, juge le BCG
Devenir autosuffisant sur toute la chaîne de valeur nécessiterait entre 900 et 1.225 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans chaque région du monde, estime le cabinet de conseil dans un rapport. Le BCG recommande plutôt des investissements ciblés dans certaines puces et de tirer profit de la « supply chain » mondiale existante.
The Edge Singapore
Scaling Climate Finance and the Opportunity for Singapore's Financial Sector
For The Edge Singapore, BCG’s Dave Sivaprasad and Andrew Hardie write about Singapore’s potential to become a global leader in sustainable and climate financing. They discuss a report from BCG and GFMA which revealed a $5 trillion annual climate financing need over the next three decades to transition to a low-carbon economy, and they assert that Singapore “offers fertile ground for climate financing success.” Sivaprasad and Hardie identify ten key actions for banks and capital market firms to undertake as they drive toward a “climate-positive future.”
AP News
Shift to Electric Vehicles Accelerates
In an AP News article syndicated by nearly 150 other media outlets, BCG’s Aakash Arora and Nathan Niese discuss the findings of their BCG study on electric vehicle adoption. The transportation industry is a major producer of CO2 emissions, so EV adoption will be crucial for President Biden’s goal of cutting US emissions in half by 2030. But the transition isn’t occurring fast enough to meet that goal. The BCG data shows that while EV sales are projected to rise from 12% of the global market in 2020 to 47% in 2025, “if half of new cars sold around the world in 2035 are zero-emission vehicles, 70% of the vehicles on roads will still be burning gasoline or diesel.”
CGTN
The Future of Sustainable Investment in China
BCG’s Baiping Chen sits down with CGTN to share his insights on prospective sustainable investments in China as the country aims to be carbon neutral by 2060. Chen says “penetration of ESG related investment in China is still quite low” compared to the rest of the world, but that opportunities exist. He believes ESG investment is the future for Chinese companies that are looking to reduce pollution and achieve carbon neutrality.
Financial Times
Hybrid Work is Taking Shape
A lot of people assume that because we know how to work together [in the office], we know how to work apart,” BCG’s Kristi Woolsey tells the Financial Times. She says successful hybrid work poses a difficult challenge and that “this is the problem everyone will have to solve post COVID.” She also identifies four types of remote workers across all sectors, who will require varying approaches for future hybrid work.
BusinessWorld
Why “Great” is No Longer Good Enough
Companies that attend to total societal impact (TSI) “generate better returns, are more valuable, and have an easier time attracting capital,” BCG’s Arindam Bhattacharya writes in his article for BusinessWorld. He shares the findings of BCG’s research, which uncovered three TSI approaches that dozens of global companies have taken to enhance their social impact while delivering strong shareholder returns and growth: build innovative business models, retool processes and functions, and partner with local governments.
Forbes
Hurry, Time is Running Out to Lock in the Benefits of Remote Work
In her column for Forbes, BCG’s Deborah Lovich asks business leaders a big question: “Do we really want to go back?” Instead of downplaying some of the new and improved ways of working today, she suggests leaders should be looking at the benefits of remote work to catapult their organizations forward. Lovich proposes three questions leaders should be asking as the pandemic slows and workers return to the office.
Les Echos
Un plan pour faire décoller les biotechs françaises
Le BCG, bpifrance, Bio-Up et France Biotech présentent, ce mardi, leur « Plan HealthTech ». L'objectif de ce document, consulté par « Les Echos », est de lever les freins ralentissant les jeunes pousses françaises de la santé. A ce jour, aucune HealthTech française n'a franchi durablement le milliard d'euros de capitalisation boursière, contre six en Allemagne.